Listen as Shawnta S. Barnes shares her thoughts about a common hope among black parents.
Black with Kids: Teachers, if you value us, we will support you.
Listen as Shawnta S. Barnes talks about what teachers need to do to gain her support and the support of other parents of color.
Three Anecdotes About Betsy DeVos Via Omarosa
Omarosa claims Betsy DeVos said HBCU students lack the “capacity to understand” her agenda.
STUDY: Failing Schools Raise Reading Scores with Longer School Day
A study found that the additional instructional time for literacy did have a modest positive impact in relation to reading test scores.
Fair or Foul?: School Suspends Student for Recording Mass Brawl
In the aftermath of a mass brawl involving upwards of 300 students, one would probably expect a few suspensions to be handed down. However, one of those suspensions is raising a few eyebrows. Because this particular student wasn’t actually involved in the fight…they simply documented it. The fight, which happened last week at Arsenal Tech…
Life As a Black Educator: When You are Asked to Answer for the Black Race
Listen as Shawnta S. Barnes discusses how she navigates questions from white colleagues that ask her to speak on behalf of her entire race.
If Schools Don’t Like Black Hair, We Shouldn’t Give Them Our Black Children
Almost every month, there is a report of a child’s education being thwarted because of dress code violations. Students have been assigned detention, suspended, or sent home as a consequence. Some policies seem to target students of certain races and backgrounds and police what is acceptable for them as a person living in our society….
Arsenal Tech High School Fight – The Community Was Right
I attended and wrote about several of the community meetings where Indianapolis Public Schools was seeking input from the community about moving from seven high school campuses to four. One comment I heard at most meetings was about concerns of fights and violence breaking out during the 2018-19 school year. Under IPS high school choice…
Gov. Holcomb Releases 2018 School Safety Recommendations
The 2017 – 2018 school year was one of the deadliest on record in regard to shootings. Indiana, unfortunately, was not spared from that trend, with the Noblesville shooting occurring towards the tail end of last school year. Last Friday, Gov. Eric Holcomb released a list of recommendations to improve school safety. There were 18…
Compensation is a Reason Why Teachers Hop from District to District in Indy
My fellow Indy/Ed writer Andrew Pillow recently wrote, “Compensation is the Main Reason I Think About Leaving the Classroom.” I know many educators who can relate to his thoughts, but compensation is also the reason teachers hop from district to district in Indianapolis. Indianapolis is an interesting city where we have eleven different school districts…